Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirted
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Carolina was in a state of disarray in the third, and after going on a power play, Sebastian Aho slashed Marner, who was headed to the net on a short-handed breakaway.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026 -
Sumner barely escaped death; his head and shoulders were slashed to the bone.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Originally halogen or fluorescent, 90% of their lighting has been switched to LED—decreasing heat emissions from 80% to 10% in the process.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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That switched closer to the election, when Republicans became concerned that Democrats would lock up the top two spots.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The combination of sugar snap peas and whipped tofu with a sizzling oil drizzle is a meatless stunner.—
Ellie Krieger,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
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Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
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The 7-foot-4 phenom then flailed his right arm back and struck Reid in the neck.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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The Braves were a ratings hit, and when the team flailed and went up for sale, Turner’s company became its owner in 1976.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The four-time World Cup winners have won eight straight matches dating back to September 2025 and just thrashed Finland 4-0 last weekend.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Last season, Lyon won the first leg at Emirates Stadium but was thrashed 4-1 in the second match en route to Arsenal winning the title for the second time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Blond, blue-eyed and perpetually tanned, Harmon served as Groucho Marx’s assistant on the 1961 CBS game show Tell It to Groucho, then starred as a girl in Hawaii who gets mixed up in a robbery in the beach party movie One Way Wahine (1965).—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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His skin is tanned, similar to a Lunarian king.—
Tyler Erzberger,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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These scourged the poor harder than anyone else.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Quirted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirted. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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